Built by the Campbelltown
Shipbuilding Company she was sold on in 1916 and finally
broken up in 1924
Elleric
1897
3559
339.5
46.0
17.8
Built by Russell &
Company she was eventually broken up at Preston in 1926.
Boveric
1898
3978
345.2
49.8
17.9
Built
by Russell & Co., she was sold a year or so later
she was eventually broken up at Gothenburg in 1933.
Ruby
1888
1898
481
175.0
26.6
10.5
Built by Scott &
Co, Bowling, she remained with the company until October,1905,
when she had a collision in the Firth of Forth and sank.
Comeric
1898
3920
344.6
49.8
17.9
Built by Russell &
Company sold on around the turn of the century. Escaping
a torpedo attack in the North Sea in May 1915 she continued
in service under various owners until she was broken up
in 1943.
Foreric
1898
3974
345.3
49.8
17.9
Built by Russell &
Co she was sold on in 1916 and was reported to have sunk
in April 1921.
Alert
1855
1898
327
176.0
21.4
10.8
At one time the oldest
steamer flying the Red Duster she was built at Hull and
was, at one time, a passenger carrying paddle steamer.
She had 35ft cut off when converted into a cargo ship.
Sold on in 1899 she became, in 1927, the largest ship
ever to navigate the Truro River where she attracted a
lot of attention at the town quay. She was broken up in
1929 after 74 years service.
Homeric
1897
1898
2535
309.7
44.1
20.4
Built by Russell &
Co. as the Anaces she was sold on around 1904 and, several
owners later, ended her career when she foundered in January
1909.
Burnock
1890
1899
425
158.5
25.1
11.8
Built by S.McKight
& Co of Ayr, after being sold on she had a long career
with various owners and was eventually sold for scrap
in 1931.
Adato
1899
3347
330.7
45.7
16.2
Built by Wm. Hamilton
& Co, Port Glasgow, she was managed on behalf of the
Ocean Navigation Co. She ran aground on Oshima Islands
in January 1909 and was a total loss.
Gymeric
1899
4002
345
49.8
17.9
Built by Russell &
Co she was sold on in 1910, Refloated after a stranding
in May of that year she passed to Idian owners. As the
Zorostrian she served as a sailing ship.
Wyneric
1894
1900
1921
396.0
48.7
28.1
Built by Russell and
Co. as the Strathgarry and later as the Dutch Prince she
went missing in April, 1913 during a voyage from Baltimore
and Barbados to Lota.
Oceano
1900
3358
369.7
52.0
27.2
Built by Russell &
Co she was initially managed for the Ocean Navigation
Co but later flew the Weir houseflag. She stranded in
July 1917.
Quito
1900
3358
330.7
45.7
16.2
Similarly built by
Russell & Co. for Ocean Navigation Co. she was sold
on by Andrew Weir in 1915 and ended her career when she
was abandoned at sea in 1922.
Inveric
1901
4789
369.5
52.1
27.2
Built by Russell &
Co. fo Ocean Navigation Co. for management by Andrew Weir
she was sold on in 1921 and was lost sometime during the
Second World War.
Tymeric 1919
Gujarat 1923
Comliebank 1924
Built
Acq'd
Tons
Length
Beam
Depth
Comments
Katanga
1901
3316
330.1
48.0
16.0
Built by Russell & Co.
for British Navigation Co.Ltd with Andrew Weir as managers.
Sold on around 1915 she was eventually broken up at Savona,
Italy in 1932.
Yeddo
1901
4563
369.8
52.0
27.2
Built by Russell & Co
for the Ocean Navigation Co.under management by Andrew Weir
she was sunk by a German submarine off Cape Matapan in December,1915.
Tymeric
1901
3314
330.3
48.1
15.9
Built by Russell & Co.
She was sunk by the German raider Emden off Colombo, Ceylon
(Sri Lanka) on 25th September,1914.
Croydon
1898
1901
3757
345.0
48.0
25.7
Built by J.L. Thompson &
Sons,Ltd of Sunderland for Houlder, Middleton & Co.
she was wrecked near Antigua on 5th April,1914.
Jeseric
1902
4816
370.2
52.1
27.2
Built by Wm. Hamilton &
Co. she stayed with Andrew Weir until 1925 when she was
transferred to Cie.Venture-Weir and renamed Rivafric.She
was sold to Italian shipbreakesr in 1926. At the time of
completion she was Andrew Weir's largest steamship
Aymeric
1905
4367
370.0
49.8
19.2
Built by Russell & Co.
she was the first new building for the newly formed Bank
Line. She was sunk by a submarine near Cape Matapan on 1st
June,1918.
Boveric
1906
4445
385.0
49.8
18.5
Built by Russell & Co.
and staed with the company until 1923 when she was sold
on to Japanese owners. She stranded on Nijo Rocks, Soya
Strait on 23rd August,1930.
Tinhow
1906
1510
249.5
38.0
17.0
Built by Russell & Co.
for the Hong Kong Navigation Co.Ltd but managed by Andrew
Weir. Sold on around 1913 to Cuban owners she became a war
loss in 1918.
Suveric
1906
6235
460.0
55.1
28.6
Built by Russell & Co.
she was sold on in 1929 to German owners and broken up in
1932.
Kumeric
1906
6232
460.0
55.1
28.6
Built by Russell & Co.
she sank in a collision in the River Plate in 1927, was
later refloated, sold on to Italian owners and finally broken
up in 1932.
Yoseric
1908
4463
385.0
49.8
18.4
Built by Russell & Co.
there are no details of her career either with Andrew Weir
or possibly subsequent owners.
Mineric
1909
4713
405.0
52.0
25.1
Built by Russell & Co.
she was sold on in 1933 to Chinese and then Greek owners.
Seized by the Japanese in 1941 she was thought to have been
torpedoed of the Sakhalin Island.
Luceric
1910
6536
460.0
57.0
28.9
Built by Russell & Co.she
was sold on to Cunard around 1916 and became the Valacia.
Under Italian ownership she became a war loss on 28th June,1941.
Roseric
1910
4738
405.2
52.2
25.8
Built by Russell & Co.
she remained with the company until 1931 when she was sold
to Japanese shipbreakers.
Salamis
1899
1911
4510
392.7
47.2
21.5
Built by Hall, Russell &
Company in Aberdeen she was sold on in 1920 and ended her
days in an Italian breakers yard in 1924.
Laganbank 1930
Teviotbank 1938
Built
Acq'd
Tons
Length
Beam
Depth
Comments
Orteric
1911
6535
460.0
57.0
28.9
Built by Russell & Co. she was torpedoed
and sunk on 13th December,1915.
Gifford
1911
4214
380.0
49.0
26.4
Built by the Northumberland Shipbuilding
Co.Ltd in Newcastle for the Gifford Trading Co. Ltd with
Andrew Weir as managers. Sold on in 1913 she was eventually
scrapped in China in 1933.
Poleric
1900
1912
7682
461.5
52.1
38.7
Built by C.S.Swan & Hunter Ltd as
the Consuelo for the Wilson Line and served in Cunard's
Cairn Line as the Cairnrona before being acquired by Bank
Line. Was eventually sold to Japanese shipbreakers in 1928.
Miramichi
1902
1912
3624
340.0
48.2
25.8
Built by J.L.Thompson & Sons at Sunderland
she was sold on in 1916. In February 1916 she was beached
following a fire and not refloated until September 1917.
Under the Italian flag she was lost on 14th June,1925, after
a collision west of Cape Roca.
Naneric
1895
1912
5609
430.6
49.0
29.6
Built by C.S.Swan & Hunter Ltd for
Shaw Saville & Albion as the Aotea she was commisioned
by the Royal Navy and, during WW1, served as an escort ship
armed with two 6" and two 4" guns. Sold on in
1925 she was broken up the following year.
Madawaska
1902
1912
4120
373.0
51.1
25.7
Built by J.L. Thompson & Sons at
Sunderland she was transferred to Cie.Venture Weir S.A.
and renamed Capafric. Ended her career in a German breakers
yard around 1928.
Monadnock
1902
1912
4275
373.5
51.3
25.8
Built by C.S.Swan & Hunter Ltd in
Newcastle. Transferred to Cie.Venture Weir S.A. and renamed
the Monafric she was eventually scrapped in 1931 while under
Italian ownership.
Desabla
1913
6047
420.3
54.6
32.4
Built by Hawthorn Leslie & Co. Ltd
at Newcastle she was Andrew Weir's first oil tanker. After
a very short career she was, in June 1915, sunk by a submarine
in the North Sea.
Kathiawar
1895
1913
4405
360.0
47.0
27.8
Built by Armstrong, Mitchell & Co.Ltd
at Newcastle as the Bulowayo for the Bucknall Steamship
Lines. She was sold on in 1923 to Belgian shipbreakers.
Surat
1895
1913
4495
360.0
47.0
27.7
Built by Armstrong, Mitchell & Co.Ltd
as the Johannesburg for the Bucknall Steamship Lines she
was finally broken up in 1926.
Gujarat
1913
4482
360.0
47.0
27.8
Built by Armstrong, Mitchell & Co.
Ltd as the Fort Salisbury she was sold to the Booth Line
and renamed Vincent before joining the Andrew Weir fleet.
She was sold on in 1919 and broken up in Bombay during 1921.
Gifford
1913
5213
420.0
54.1
26.3
Built by William Doxford & Sons Ltd
she was interned in Germany from 1914 until 1919. On her
release she was sold on to British buyers. In 1932, under
Greek ownership, she stranded and lay idle for 5 years.
Taken over by the US Government in 1941 she was torpedoed
and sunk off Port Elizabeth during November, 1942.
Wyneric
1914
4488
365.0
50.7
26.7
A tanker built by William Gray &
Co.Ltd as the Ricardo A. Mestres for Consolidated Goldfields,
managed by Andrew Weir she changed her name on transferring
to Bank Line ownership. Sold on in 1937 she struck a mine
and sank off Yarmouth on 24th December, 1941.
Oyleric
1914
6051
420.3
54.6
32.4
A tanker built by Hawthorn Leslie &
Company as the Barneson under Andrew Weir management until
she was transferred to Bank Line. Sold on in 1937 she was
torpedoed and sunk on 21st May, 1942, west of Antonio Cape,
Cuba.
Gymeric
1917
6138
420.3
54.6
32.3
A tanker built by Hawthorn Leslie &
Co. she was sold on to Italian owners. She had to be beached
following a submarine attack of Brindisi on 15th August,
1943, and was eventually broken up in 1950.
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